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transom
tran·som T0322700 (trăn′səm)n.1. a. A horizontal crosspiece over a door or between a door and a window above it.b. A small hinged window above a door or another window.2. A horizontal dividing bar of wood or stone in a window.3. A lintel.4. Nautical a. The stern of a square-sterned boat or ship.b. Any of several transverse beams affixed to the sternpost of a wooden ship and forming part of the stern.c. The aftermost transverse structural member in a steel ship, including the floor, frame, and beam assembly at the sternpost.5. The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.Idiom: over the transom Without being agreed to; unsolicited: They even publish a few manuscripts that come in over the transom.
[Middle English traunsom, probably alteration of Latin trānstrum, cross-beam, from trāns, across; see trans-.]transom (ˈtrænsəm) n1. (Building) Also called: traverse a horizontal member across a window. Compare mullion2. (Building) a horizontal member that separates a door from a window over it3. (Building) the usual US name for fanlight4. (Nautical Terms) nautical a. a surface forming the stern of a vessel, either vertical or canted either forwards (reverse transom) or aft at the upper sideb. any of several transverse beams used for strengthening the stern of a vessel[C14: earlier traversayn, from Old French traversin, from traverse] ˈtransomed adjtran•som (ˈtræn səm)
n. 1. a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it. 2. a window above such a crosspiece. 3. a crossbar dividing a window horizontally. 4. a. a flat termination to the stern of a ship, above the water line. b. any of the transverse beams attached to the sternpost of a ship that strengthen the stern. [1325–75; late Middle English traunsum, traunsom, Middle English transyn, probably alter. of traversayn < Old French traversin crosspiece, derivative of travers breadth; see traverse] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  transom - a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the doorfanlight, transom windowwindow - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air | | 2. |  transom - a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over ittraversecrosspiece - a transverse brace |
Translationsimpostevasistasarchitravetraversatransom
come (in) over the transomTo be offered without prior agreement, consent, or arrangement; to be unsolicited or uninvited. Said especially of written works submitted for publication or consideration. My biggest task as an intern was sorting through and usually disposing of amateur works that came over the transom. Any journalist will tell you that a great story doesn't come in over the transom—you have to go and do the leg work to find one.See also: come, over, transomover the transomWithout prior agreement, consent, or arrangement; unsolicited or uninvited. Said especially of written works submitted for publication or consideration. Sometimes hyphenated. My biggest task as an intern was sorting through and usually disposing of amateur works that came over the transom. I could tell the poor kid needed a job, but all I could do was stick his application in with all the other over-the-transom applications.See also: over, transomover the transom offered or sent without prior agreement; unsolicited. US informal A transom is a crossbar set above a door or window, and the word can also be used, especially in American English, as a term for a small window set above this crossbar. In former times, before the advent of air conditioning, many offices would leave these windows open for the purposes of ventilation, thereby allowing an aspiring author to take their manuscript to an editor's office and slip it through the open window to land on the floor inside. So, a manuscript that arrived over the transom was one that was unexpected. The phrase is still often used in publishing contexts, although it is no longer confined to them. 1976 Piers Anthony But What of Earth? Editors claim to be deluged with appallingly bad material ‘over the transom’ from unagented writers. See also: over, transom over the transom Without being agreed to; unsolicited: They even publish a few manuscripts that come in over the transom.See also: over, transomcome in over the transomArrive as an unsolicited communication, most often a manuscript submitted to a publisher. The transom referred to is a small window above a door and was found in many offices before the advent of central air conditioning. Although the literal meaning has vanished with the existence of transoms, it continues to be used for manuscripts not submitted through an agent or requested by an editor. With the increasing development of self-publishing, the cliché may be heading toward obsolescence. However, it is still used sometimes for other matters, such as “We’ve had nearly one hundred job applications come in over the transom.” See also: come, over, transomtransom
transom Nauticala. a surface forming the stern of a vessel, either vertical or canted either forwards (reverse transom) or aft at the upper side b. any of several transverse beams used for strengthening the stern of a vessel TransomA horizontal bar of wood or stone across a door or window; the crossbar separating a door from the fanlight above it; a window divided by a transom bar.transom[′tran·səm] (building construction) A window above a door. (naval architecture) The flat, vertical aft end of a ship or boat as distinguished from a canoe-shaped or cruiser stern. transom1. A horizontal member, usually of wood or stone, that separates a door from a window, fanlight, or panel above it; sometimes called a transom bar. 2. An operable window hinged to the transom, 1 directly above a door. 3. A crossbar in a window frame that divides a window horizontally. Also see operable transom.LegalSeetraversetransom
Related to transom: over the transomSynonyms for transomnoun a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the doorSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over itSynonymsRelated Words |